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China looks to science
CHINA plans to speed up innovation of agricultural technologies to boost output and food security.
EU virus no help for lamb exports
AUSTRALIA will not benefit from a Russian ban on sheepmeat imports from the European Union.
US anxiety over cuts
THE reality of farming in a bankrupt nation is starting to sink in across the US.
James Cameron buys NZ farm
OSCAR winner James Cameron is the latest celebrity to venture into the world of farming.
Turkey blocks French ag
TURKEY'S Union of Agricultural Chambers will begin a boycott of all French agricultural products.
Asian poultry ban after avian flu
THE Australian chicken meat industry says Asian bans on Aussie poultry following the detection of bird flu in Victoria is an overreaction.
EU's wheat crop chopped
THE European Union's soft wheat crop should reach 133.3 million tonnes this year.
Whales refloated on NZ coast
UPDATE: THIRTY-nine pilot whales stranded on the northern coast of New Zealand's South Island have successfully been refloated.
US farm aid chopped
THOUSANDS of jobs and millions of dollars have been cut from US agriculture programs due to the nation's crippling debt woes.
EU in battery hens stoush
FOURTEEN European Union countries will face legal action after failing to convert hen battery cages into welfare-friendly cages.
US juice scare prompts import warning
THE Federal Government has been urged to tighten procedures on imported citrus juice after a chemical residue scare in the US.
Quakes rattle Antarctica
TWO strong earthquakes 40 minutes apart have rocked the remote South Orkney Islands in Antarctica.
Activists tied to feedlot fire
ANIMAL activists have burnt trucks and other equipment at US feedlot Harris Ranch in protest of what they call "factory farming''.
Judge halts greenhouse law
A US federal judge has stymied California's global warming law, which aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
A flock of sheep in in the Spanish village of Orduna search for grass in the snow last week. Picture AFP.
